The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-09
A SCANDAL IN BALTIMORE.
sENgATToNAL EVIDENCE IN THE NOT
TONER DIVORCE CASE.

TONER DIVORCE CASE
A Priest and Thseiozisn. Two Jouruaiists,
a.d Mary nns,ne.s Men Inveiyed--some
OF their Love letters to tho Beautiful
womna who IL Accused or Inndoiity.
BALTIMORE, Oct. s.--The celebrated Bot
tomor divorce case, which has been tho talk Of
tho town for six months, has at last como to
trinl. Harry J. Bottomer. young merchant.
last spring entered a petition for divorce from
his wife. on the plea Of her being unfafthful.
Tho couple have several children. which the
courts last spring gave to the custody OF the
father. Mrs. Mollie Bottomer ID q handsome
woman. She Ii q perfect blonde. and has q
shapely figure. Her beauty and the admira-
ton 1t evoked from tho mon other than her
husband have boen the cause Of her trouble.
When In society before her marriage she was .
great favorite She loved to fiirt. and, as she
often said. would rather flirt than oat. Her
husband II good looking and generous, and
idolized her She had beautiful home and
her husband dressed her like princess. GfI
In his petition for divorce Mr.. Bottomer
charges that she hos been in correspondents
with other mon. and the names OF nearly (
score OF woll-known citizens, including two
Journalists. real estate operators, and mers
chants. are mentioned. He says that when hs
was first married his wife INDUCED In flirting
but he then thought It a harmless amusement
Later he discovered that It had led to criminal
acts. The most notable character In connec.
ton with tho case is the Rev. Mr.. Azarins late
President OF Rock Hill College. a leading Cath.
ollo seminary OF this State. Tho Rev. Mr.
Azarias 10 q noted tbeoloGian in tho Church
Since the divorce proceedings we're instituted
he has resigned his ONCE and left the country
He f. now in France. His name was mem
toned In the habeas corpus case to recover the
children. Mrs. Bottomer admitted that the
said that his actions and words were those, Of
father and not OF lover. However, he left
TSS pa Is one of tho
divorce courts. Ths men mixed up IN Il ars
iished. Indeed. the deyelopments may, result
IN more divorce cases than this one; Detec.
was sSadswed Tor months. ' One 81 the detec:
dyeS testified to having seen her enter house
81 Il a%SnE es ss sa z
but they are unsigned. One OF them reads
Ny 0wS viii 60 in on Thyrsday and VIII 60 drsst.
81
nj ssns e
ss "a "a Fl. &
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Among other letters, WAS this one produced
by the husband. and alleged to have been
written by Mrs. Bottomer to some person
whose name Ii not given:
FEE 4 1880
morning, and II have done you injury lhumbly bed
10 said that Il you had cared anything for me You
90 near home and found Harry there that YOU
should have continued with me to the door and NOT
turned and left mo for It made It look ths world lka
AID thas coward leave YOU Wa. 10 afraid d mess
Harry aas i s yo nos
hutS gentleman" lie felt proud OF you. suppose
Tss "esc ca. HI ioye you TOO much.
souid mot zee or hear from me sSsin thst viii never
forgot you ta1thouRh you hnve asked mol When
e rs s only d. 9sS
and when come 70 dc VIII then send for younot I'M
then and even am IN another city-and tel you that
de loving you intend 70 keep every promise made
this letter ss There swear 70 love and 30 true to you
DO not ask you 70 keep one promise made me but all
ask is to always be true to yeurse shall keep every
BETTER Somaa YOU 0''A''' 'A A'''Ds 'A''1 wan 70
NJ David Kaaror woa oo,,od mn nm o~nov+ sn
handwritinr snccimen ~ M I,nnfs X Pas.
sanos hanawrtins Was Shown s him. 0u and et-
ter received by Mrs. Bottomer from Raleigh.
N. G., alleged to have been written BY Mr. PAS
sano. but Which he declared he did not write.
Mr. heener testified that the letter and the
person. though the letter was In q feisned
manu-. Inc 1a.l ie .. sn, IN u.s. ,1sows:
N, am at ,oss % why lave neera nos one word
naG y1u nao LINZ or ~ ~ WIN. .. ncnnsuont
sseSsa looked ans oassa Toy Ays s NOS
haNe uisappoiateu. NC ". NoaIy swo weeks have
so stsa ~. NV ond cnna s.nd @ you